Chainbuster Bikes for a FAMILY!

Hi everyone! We are fundraising for Jason Chandler and his family. If you don’t know Jason, he is the owner / operator of Chain Buster Racing. www.chainbusterracing.com Jason and his beautiful family have done and continue to do so much for the mountain bike community. Sadly, his son’s mountain bikes were destroyed in an accident. We are asking you to PLEASE open your hearts and your wallets to help offset and or cover the full the cost of not only helping to get his family back on the trails but to get them back in STYLE! (Remember when you got that new bike for Christmas as a kid? Well, it’s time to make Christmas happen in the summer for an AMAZING FAMILY! Below are words directly from the family... I hope it hits you in the gut as it did me. Time to come together as a mountain bike community and help those who do so much for us! Words from Jason Chandler: Warning: Likely a long, emotional post. Grab a tissue and read on! I wish there was an alternative reality but in this one, the fact is that this Chandler family seems to attract adversity. Don't get me wrong. We are absolutely blessed! But more often than not, just when we're starting to breathe from the last obstacle, another barrier pops up out of no where. It's been that way for years. Transparently, it's getting old. It's one thing when it only affects me. It's a different level when it affects my boys. Through no fault of his own, Adin lost both of his race bikes on Saturday enroute to an XC race. And by lost, I dont mean misplaced under his bed, though he's 16 and I'm certain lots of misplaced items can be found there. In this instance, the bikes were destroyed in an incident that inspite of my best efforts, I could not avoid. Both of the bikes HE worked hard to earn. We didn't provide them. HE did! But it doesn't look like insurance is going to cover them. Last night, Dawn and I were sitting in our garage, typically my favorite room in the house, but we just felt weary...abandoned...desolate. (You know typical pity party.) Adin came out to check on us, and saw the tears streaming. He grabbed us both and said, "It's ok. We'll get through this. It's just a bump in the road." I replied, "I'm just really tired of bumps in the road!" He said, "I know, but think of it as a construction project. (He's been working construction this summer.) There are always stops and starts and delays but HE is still building something beautiful. We just cant see it yet." Y'all there are NO WORDS! This kid has had several years of personal adversity, both on the bike and off. I mean who else goes to school for the first time EVER in January (and he loved it) only to be forced back to homeschool by a pandemic. He's emotional, occasionally goofy, sometimes immature, always loving, and possesses more compassion than almost any one I know...you know...almost a typical 16 year old. But he gives us many moments where we know that we are privileged just to be his parents. Yes, God is building something beautiful. ALWAYS. We just hope Adin realizes that he is one of those beautiful things that He is building! Noah has had a lifetime of adversity. Open heart surgery at 6 weeks old followed by YEARS of prolonged hospitalizations. He has a rare genetic syndrome (1 of less than 50 globally rare) that means he doesn't really know what "feeling good" is in the way that most people do. But you wouldn't know it by his countenance. He is typically smiling, often found with his hands raised in praise, and always...ALWAYS...talking. Noah has always seen the world through a different lens. There is no bad. There is no ugly. God gifted him in ways I am definitely envious of. He was with us when the incident happened. He's shaken and sore, but he's most upset because after months of a pretty strict quarantine for him, he was getting to go to a race. He was very upset that he didn't get to see "my people." He misses you all very much! We are very, very fortunate. Dawn had 4 rides on her new bike that is pretty well shattered. It's "just" bikes. (We all know there's a little more to it than that but the point is valid.) We definitely ARE grateful because things could've been so, so much worse. The PSA from this post is multifaceted: 1a) please call your agent to verify your insurance coverage. Dont assume anything. Ask specifically about what is covered and what isn't! Seems like a ski boat connected to your car is covered. Bikes connected to a bike rack connected to your car? Not so much. 1b) Transport your bikes in a ski boat, not on a bike rack! 2) More importantly, hug the ones you love tightly! Awful things happen all too quickly. 3) Also, dont get so wrapped up in your role as parent/ teacher that you are negligent to realize that God is teaching your children apart from you. You can learn from them if you'll let go of your pride and allow it! 4) Finally, some of you are experiencing adversity far superior to losing bikes, but wherever you are and whatever you're going through, you may feel weary, isolated, abandoned, and dark... BUT God is building something beautiful. Allow Him to do it. (I proudly learned that from a 16 year old!)